Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- [O]nly 40 percent of Germans supported all-out U.S. military action against Arab states if Arab terrorists are proven responsible for the terror attacks. [If the U.S. and NATO are claiming the architect of Tuesday's attacks is Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, why are Gemans being polled to determine their response to U.S. attacks against Arab states?] Saturday September 15 9:30 AM ET Germany to Decide on Military Action Next Week-Min BERLIN (Reuters) - German Defense Minister Rudolf Scharping said on Saturday the first decisions about German participation in possible U.S. military action would be made next week. ``I expect the first decisions in the next week,�� Scharping said in an interview released ahead of publication in the Welt am Sonntag newspaper. ``It will be a very long fight against terrorism. All of those who thought that the U.S. would blindly strike out of rage are wrong.�� President Bush has promised to punish those responsible for attacking the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington on Tuesday, leaving thousands dead. On Wednesday, NATO invoked its mutual defense clause for the first time in its 52-year history, opening the way for a possible collective response by the Atlantic alliance, which includes Germany, to the attacks. Scharping said the extent of Germany's involvement in any action depended on discussions with the United States. ``We can first decide on the nature and extent of the German army�s support when we receive the results of the American investigations and clarifications,�� Scharping was quoted as saying. Still painfully aware of its militaristic past, Germany only started to involve its armed forces in operations abroad in the mid-1990s. The government requires parliamentary approval each time it deploys troops outside the country, unlike most NATO members, whose governments have the final say. There is a strong pacifist movement in Germany and German politicians have called for a measured response to the attacks, with Foreign Minster Joschka Fischer stressing that political responses should be considered alongside military action. An Emnid poll showed that only 40 percent of Germans supported all-out U.S. military action against Arab states if Arab terrorists are proven responsible for the terror attacks. Many Germans at a mass open-air memorial service in Berlin on Friday carried banners urging peace and restraint. __________________________________________________ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
